Do You Need an attorney to Buy or Sell a House in Texas?
Learn whether hiring a real estate attorney is necessary when buying or selling property in Texas, the risks of proceeding without one, and when legal guidance is beneficial.
Welcome to The Keller Firm Blog, your go-to resource for navigating Texas real estate law. Here, our team breaks down legal topics that matter most to property owners, investors, and homebuyers across Texas. From understanding real estate contracts and title issues to managing property disputes and avoiding seller misrepresentation, our goal is to make complex legal issues clear and actionable. Whether you're buying, selling, or protecting your investment, our blog delivers insights you can trust.
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Can Text Messages Be Used as Enforceable Agreements?
In Texas, there is a possibility that a court will allow a text message to be evidence that a written, signed agreement exists. While Texas courts have not specifically ruled on whether text messages can be used as evidence of an enforceable contract, other states, such as New York, Massachusetts...
Are Verbal Agreements to Sell Land Enforceable in Texas?
The statute of frauds is a law found in the Texas Business & Commerce Code Sections 26.01 that requires any contract for the sale of real property, or for leases longer than one year, be in writing and signed by the person charged with the promise for the agreement to be enforceable. Therefore, a...
Do I Need a Lawyer to Buy or Sell a Home in Texas?
Lots of buyers and sellers decide that a lawyer is not required to protect them in real estate transactions. Instead, they believe that the real estate agent will fully protect their interests, even though they may be putting hundreds of thousands of dollars or more at risk. Is this a wise deci...
Noncompete Agreements in Texas
This can be one of the most complicated areas of the law for the lay person to navigate. You're ready to hire a new employee, but you'd like to have them sign a noncompete agreement. And you don't really understand what you can and can't ask for. When does it come up? It should be noted tha...
Texas Deed of Trust – Not Your Average Deed
You probably know that signing a mortgage involves serious legal commitments, but a deed of trust sounds more like a document that merely involves transfer of title to property. After all, a common dictionary meaning for the word "deed" is "a signed and usually sealed instrument containing some ...
Bench Trial v. Jury Trial - What's the Difference?
Bench Trial v. Jury Trial Chances are when you think of a trial, you think of a trial by jury. But there is another, sometimes, more common option – a bench trial. If you want to know the difference between a bench trial and a jury trial, read on.
Can a Neighbor’s Fence Affect Your Property Rights?
I've discovered that my neighbor's fence is on my property. What should I do? You probably understand that a fence that crosses over your property line, or some other intrusion such as using your property for storage, a garden, a driveway, or the like, violates your short-term rights, but when ...